Crookery and Gamesmanship

Crookery

Crookery noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.

Gamesmanship and crookery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gamesmanship" instead a noun "Crookery".

Gamesmanship

Gamesmanship noun - The use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end.
Usage example: that author doesn't go in for literary gamesmanship, so the reader is never led astray by the novel's narrator

Crookery and gamesmanship are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crookery" instead a noun "Gamesmanship".

Nearby Word: game
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